Guild Wars 2

I’ve been thinking about this for a while now and thought I would share my ideas. Although I’m sure others have had similar, if not exactly the same thoughts about this topic. Either way, here are my thoughts about what new classes I would like to see added into Guild Wars 2 if ArenaNet decide to do so:

Since I’ve played quite a few MMO’s in my time so far and have only really gotten into two (Guild Wars 2 and World of Warcraft) I’ve noticed rather large similarities in class themes and characteristics. As an example, I’ll list some comparisons between classes in Guild Wars 2 (left) and World of Warcraft (right) below.

Guardian = Paladin
Necromancer = Warlock
Warrior = Warrior (no sh*t)
Elementalist = Mage
Thief = Rogue
Ranger = Hunter

Now of course these similarities are to be expected and are seen in almost every MMO, but what about classes that aren’t really seen very often? Such as the Monk and Death Knight from World of Warcraft and the Mesmer from Guild Wars 2. There are of course, probably, many other classes rarely seen in many MMO’s, but since I’m lazy I can’t be bothered to remember or look up any others, but I’m sure you get the point. Anyway, in my opinion it is VERY useful for an MMO to have a large variety of classes to choose from, as it allows more people to get into the game and their favorite class, whatever it may be (at least that’s how I think it works). For example, in my case, I’ve played World of Warcraft for a very long time now (about 4-6 years) and had a surprisingly hard time choosing a class that I could get into when starting, and due to this I took many breaks from playing it (some lasting up to a whole year). That is, until Blizzard introduced, the Death Knight. My favorite class from any MMO I have ever played, is by far, the Death Knight. I just love the theme of it and how its pretty much the exact opposite of the Paladin but at the same time is very similar.

Anyway, I think I’ve written enough for you to understand where I’m coming from, and I think quite a few people will know how I feel about not really being able to get into any certain class. Either way, I’m in this exact kind of state in Guild Wars 2 right now and hope that if ArenaNet do add new classes, at least one of them be similar, if not the exact same as the Death Knight. So far, I guess the class that comes closest to the kind of class I would really want to see is the Guardian.

Thank you for reading, and I hope some of you can relate.

XOXO